[NFB_of_Georgia] Fwd: Coronavirus Precautions from Stanford Medical Center

Fri Mar 13 08:10:44 UTC 2020

Found this to be interesting.

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From: McGill, Kay <Kay.McGill at ablegeorgia.ga.gov>
Date: Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 5:01 PM
Subject: Coronavirus Precautions from Stanford Medical Center
To: McGill, Kay <Kay.McGill at ablegeorgia.ga.gov>
CC: Anika Futch <afutch at savannahcblv.org>

Thank you, Anika Futch, from the Savannah Center for Blind and Low Vision

Message from Stanford Medical Center - SHARE WITH FAMILY and FRIENDS

The new Coronavirus may not show sign of infection for many days. How can
one know

if he/she is infected? By the time they have fever and/or cough and go to
the hospital, the

lung is usually 50% Fibrosis and it's too late. Taiwan experts provide a
simple self-check that

we can do every morning. Take a deep breath and hold your breath for more
than 10 seconds.

If you complete it successfully without coughing, without discomfort,
stiffness or tightness,

etc., it proves there is no Fibrosis in the lungs, basically indicates no
infection. In critical time,

please self-check every morning in an environment with clean air. Serious
excellent advice by

Japanese doctors treating COVID-19 cases: Everyone should ensure your mouth
& throat are

moist, never dry. Take a few sips of water every 15 minutes at least. Why?
Even if the virus

gets into your mouth, drinking water or other liquids will wash them down
through your throat

and into the stomach. Once there, your stomach acid will kill the entire
virus. If you don't drink

enough water more regularly, the virus can enter your windpipe and into the
lungs. That's

very dangerous. Please send and share this with family and friends. Take
care everyone and

may the world recover from this Coronavirus soon.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT – CORONAVIRUS

1. If you have a runny nose and sputum, you have a common cold 2.
Coronavirus pneumonia

is a dry cough with no runny nose.

3. This new virus is not heat-resistant and will be killed by a temperature
of just 78-80° F (26-

27° C) It hates the Sun.

4. If someone sneezes with it, it takes about 10 feet before it drops to
the ground and is no

longer airborne.

5. If it drops on a metal surface it will live for at least 12 hours - so
if you come into contact

with any metal surface - wash your hands as soon as you can with a
bacterial soap.

6. On fabric it can survive for 6-12 hours. normal laundry detergent will
kill it.

7. Drinking warm water is effective for all viruses. Try not to drink
liquids with ice.

8. Wash your hands frequently as the virus can only live on your hands for
5-10 minutes, but -

a lot can happen during that time - you can rub your eyes, pick your nose
unwittingly and so

on.

9. You should also gargle as a prevention. A simple solution of salt in
warm water will suffice.

10. Can't emphasis enough - drink plenty of water!

THE SYMPTOMS

1. It will first infect the throat, so you'll have a sore throat lasting
3/4 days

2. The virus then blends into a nasal fluid that enters the trachea and
then the lungs, causing

pneumonia. This takes about 5/6 days further.

3. With the pneumonia comes high fever and difficulty in breathing.

4. The nasal congestion is not like the normal kind. You feel like you're
drowning. It's

imperative you then seek immediate attention.

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expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
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